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At one point, she even questioned him as she asked: “Are you calling me a slapper?” after he listed a number of her past lovers.

However, it got progressively worse as he tried to encourage her to have sex outside, before humiliating her in front of her friends when the couple went over to dinner at Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) and Carly Hope’s (Gemma Atkinson) place.

After Pierce raped Rhona, he told her that he loved her and she seemingly blamed herself for what had occurred.

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The Rhona and Pierce domestic violence and rape storyline has been playing out for a while on the ITV soap and has highlighted rape within relationships.

Emmerdale has been praised by charity Rape Crisis for highlighting the subject, spokeswoman Katie Russell said: "Soaps traditionally aim to tackle a range of challenging topics and portray many of the darker aspects of life, including murder, addiction, terminal illness and so on.

“So arguably if rape was the only theme they shied away from, it might reinforce the notion that sexual violence is taboo, not even to be discussed.”

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Katie went on to tell Digital Spy: "Many rape survivors tell no-one what's happened to them at the time and can feel isolated and ashamed. Mainstream portrayals like this can act as a reminder to survivors that they're not alone and not to blame."

However, she warned that these kind of storylines could be “triggering or distressing” to survivors of these kind of attacks.

She urged people to contact Rape Crisis for confidential support and detailed information.